6/28/2014

At five weeks old, you can start to see the difference in coat type from a long coated German Shepherd puppy and a short standard coated puppy.  It is more difficult in person than in these photos, but here you go. Did you figure it out? In both pictures, the puppy on the left is the long coated pup.  The best way to tell is looking at the muzz...

6/28/2014

At five weeks old, you can start to see the difference in coat type from a long coated German Shepherd puppy and a short standard coated puppy.  It is more difficult in person than in these photos, but here you go. Did you figure it out? In both pictures, the puppy on the left is the long coated pup.  The best way to tell is looking at the muzz...

6/8/2014

These puppies are only two and a half weeks old, a little early to be trying to eat on their own. But with eleven, we thought something to supplement mom would help out. They certainly seem to think that was a good idea! Of course, drinking from a dish is a skill to be learned, a gurgle here, a nose full there, one by one they master it with a lap la...

6/8/2014

Congratulations to Sunny!  This past weekend during the big Spokane /Coeur d’Alene AKC Show cluster and the weekend before at the Spokane Dog Training Club Trial, Sunny achieved all our goals completing Novice B in just three trials with three legs (qualifying scores) under three different judges earning his CD (Companion Dog).  Sunny also completed ...

6/3/2014

Litter F sire: V Imo Vom Werraufer SCH III, FH, aka “Strongheart” dam: Gerta vom Haus Kohl BH, CGC born July 21, 2006 FIVE to SIX WEEKS OLD Companion/Personal Protection, Vancouver BC Koda as a Search and Rescue Dog, Mountain West Search Dogs, Idaho Leo, K9 Police Dog, Street Patrol, Narcotics Detection, Virginia Lexa, Search an...

6/3/2014

Updates on Tag and Her Progeny Greetings! We are finally back after sometime of internet difficulties.  We’ve missed you!  Everything seems to be working well again and now your email updates are once again pouring in smoothly. So much has happened since I last was able to write.  First, we have puppies expected any minute out of Max and Wessa.  Bel...

5/26/2014

Leash Training A Puppy Over the years, we at Candle Hill Shepherds have found that a little insight into leash training your puppy can go a long way to smoothing out your new relationship.  There are three rules to remember when leash training a puppy:  Be Gentle Be Kind Remember you are dealing with a Baby  If you keep these three Bs in min...

5/19/2014

The Cardinal and Mokka puppies are going home this week! The first to be picked up is this precious pup, Red collar female Her new owner drove all the way from North Carolina to pick her up. You will want to see this.  First is their tentative first reaction to one another, then watch as the puppy gains confidence, and within minutes, feels so secu...

5/4/2014

Candle Hill Shepherds has been producing exceptional German Shepherd puppies for over 10 years.  One of the highlights for us is to see pictures and hear testimonials from our Puppy Families as their puppies grow.  From time to time we have published some of these pictures, and until the GREAT WEB CRASH of 2013, we had posted a rather large collection ...

4/5/2014

By Mike Mandell Alpha K-9 Obedience We asked Mike Mandell of Alpha K-9 Obedience Animal Behaviorist and Trainer in Denver, CO to make a list for us of things for you to look for when looking for a Dog Trainer and red flags which will tell you to look elsewhere. Mike writes, “First, we strongly recommend that you look for a trainer who will give in...